This Government is absolutely clear: exploitation of interns is unacceptable and we don\u2019t hesitate to act where we find that employment law has been broken and someone who is entitled to the minimum wage hasn\u2019t been paid it.<\/p>
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Complaints from interns about non-payment of the minimum wage are prioritised by HMRC for investigation and HMRC will investigate every complaint made to the Pay and Work Rights Helpline.<\/p>
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Research shows that internships and work experience programmes can be valuable opportunities for young people taking their first steps in the labour market. Our work on interns and the National Minimum Wage aims to achieve the right balance between ensuring that opportunities for young people are not cut off and minimising the risk of exploitation.<\/p>
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Our concern, if we were to prohibit unpaid internships, is that this may lead to employers recruiting interns through informal and privileged networks with adverse effects on social mobility or have adverse consequences on the number of available opportunities.<\/p>
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There is no definition of an internship in minimum wage legislation and interns are considered in the same way as everyone else with regards to whether the minimum wage is due. The key issue is whether or not they are workers as defined by minimum wage legislation. If they are, then they are eligible for the minimum wage unless a specific exemption applies. Volunteers are not workers and are not eligible for the minimum wage.<\/p>
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<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4284", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Baroness Neville-Rolfe"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-10-29", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-10-29T16:15:22.2220144Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "26"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-10-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Unpaid Work"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government what is their assessment of the recent proposal by the Child Poverty and Social Justice Commission that unpaid internships should be illegal.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4218", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Berridge"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Baroness Berridge"} ], "uin" : "HL2219"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/99971", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/99971/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The average revenue per seat on the East Coast rail service, calculated by dividing the annual farebox revenue by the number of seats is as follows:<\/p>
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1) Standard Class: £27,992<\/p>
2) First Class: £28,021<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1557", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Kramer"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Baroness Kramer"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-10-30", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-10-30T12:13:29.5657253Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "27"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-10-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "East Coast Main Line"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government what is the annual average income earned by each seat on the East Coast rail service in (1) standard class, and (2) first class.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/2024", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Hunt of Kings Heath"} ], "uin" : "HL2186"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/99982", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Defence"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/99982/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The United Kingdom\u2019s approach to military cyber operations recognises that the contemporary operating environment now requires commanders at every level to understand cyberspace. The Ministry of Defence is therefore mainstreaming cyber throughout the Department and the Armed Forces to ensure that every part of Defence sees cyberspace as part of their responsibilities. For those elements of Defence that are cyber specialists, the Chief of the Defence Staff has issued direction to the four star commander of the Joint Forces Command appointing him as the Joint Commander for the planning and conduct of Defence\u2019s cyber operations. Responsibility is delegated through the Chief of Defence Intelligence to the Joint Forces Cyber Group, who plan and direct the activities of our Joint Cyber Units. The Senior Responsible Owner for the integration of Cyber across Defence is the two star Director of Cyber Intelligence and Information Integration.<\/p>
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The information requested is as follows:<\/p>
Table: Pupil:teacher ratios and pupil:adult ratios in publicly funded schools.
November 2011-2013, England<\/p>
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LA MAINTAINED NURSERY <\/strong><\/p><\/td> PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools<\/p><\/td> 1, 2<\/p><\/td> 16.7<\/p><\/td> 16.5<\/p><\/td> 17.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools<\/p><\/td> 1, 2<\/p><\/td> 16.2<\/p><\/td> 15.9<\/p><\/td> 16.7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> PAR within-schools<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 5.1<\/p><\/td> 4.9<\/p><\/td> 4.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> LA MAINTAINED PRIMARY <\/strong><\/p><\/td> PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools<\/p><\/td> 1, 2<\/p><\/td> 21.0<\/p><\/td> 20.9<\/p><\/td> 20.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools<\/p><\/td> 1, 2<\/p><\/td> 20.5<\/p><\/td> 20.5<\/p><\/td> 20.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> PAR within-schools<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 11.7<\/p><\/td> 11.5<\/p><\/td> 11.3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> PRIMARY ACADEMIES<\/strong><\/p><\/td> PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools<\/p><\/td> 1, 2<\/p><\/td> 21.9<\/p><\/td> 21.4<\/p><\/td> 21.9<\/p><\/td><\/tr> PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools<\/p><\/td> 1, 2<\/p><\/td> 21.3<\/p><\/td> 20.6<\/p><\/td> 21.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> PAR within-schools<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 12.5<\/p><\/td> 11.7<\/p><\/td> 11.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> TOTAL PUBLICLY FUNDED NURSERY AND PRIMARY<\/strong><\/p><\/td> PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools<\/p><\/td> 1, 2<\/p><\/td> 21.0<\/p><\/td> 20.9<\/p><\/td> 20.9<\/p><\/td><\/tr> PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools<\/p><\/td> 1, 2<\/p><\/td> 20.5<\/p><\/td> 20.5<\/p><\/td> 20.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> PAR within-schools<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 11.7<\/p><\/td> 11.4<\/p><\/td> 11.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> LA MAINTAINED SECONDARY<\/strong><\/p><\/td> PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools<\/p><\/td> 1, 2<\/p><\/td> 15.5<\/p><\/td> 15.4<\/p><\/td> 15.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools<\/p><\/td> 1, 2<\/p><\/td> 15.0<\/p><\/td> 14.9<\/p><\/td> 14.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> PAR within-schools<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 10.6<\/p><\/td> 10.5<\/p><\/td> 10.3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> SECONDARY ACADEMIES<\/strong><\/p><\/td> PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools<\/p><\/td> 1, 2<\/p><\/td> 15.6<\/p><\/td> 15.5<\/p><\/td> 15.9<\/p><\/td><\/tr> PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools<\/p><\/td> 1, 2<\/p><\/td> 14.8<\/p><\/td> 14.8<\/p><\/td> 15.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> PAR within-schools<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 10.6<\/p><\/td> 10.6<\/p><\/td> 10.7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> TOTAL PUBLICLY FUNDED SECONDARY<\/strong><\/p><\/td> PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools<\/p><\/td> 1, 2<\/p><\/td> 15.6<\/p><\/td> 15.5<\/p><\/td> 15.7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools<\/p><\/td> 1, 2<\/p><\/td> 14.9<\/p><\/td> 14.9<\/p><\/td> 15.0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> PAR within-schools<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 10.6<\/p><\/td> 10.5<\/p><\/td> 10.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> PUBLICLY FUNDED SPECIAL <\/strong><\/p><\/td> PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools<\/p><\/td> 1, 2<\/p><\/td> 6.3<\/p><\/td> 6.3<\/p><\/td> 5.9<\/p><\/td><\/tr> PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools<\/p><\/td> 1, 2<\/p><\/td> 5.9<\/p><\/td> 5.8<\/p><\/td> 5.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> PAR within-schools<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 2.1<\/p><\/td> 2.1<\/p><\/td> 2.0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> TOTAL ACADEMIES<\/strong><\/p><\/td> PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools<\/p><\/td> 1, 2<\/p><\/td> 15.9<\/p><\/td> 16.1<\/p><\/td> 16.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools<\/p><\/td> 1, 2<\/p><\/td> 15.2<\/p><\/td> 15.3<\/p><\/td> 15.9<\/p><\/td><\/tr> PAR within-schools<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 10.7<\/p><\/td> 10.6<\/p><\/td> 10.7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> TOTAL PUBLICLY FUNDED <\/strong><\/p><\/td> PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools<\/p><\/td> 1, 2<\/p><\/td> 17.8<\/p><\/td> 17.7<\/p><\/td> 17.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Overall PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools<\/p><\/td> 2, 4<\/p><\/td> 17.2<\/p><\/td> 17.2<\/p><\/td> 17.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Overall PAR<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 10.5<\/p><\/td> 10.3<\/p><\/td> 10.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Source: School Census and School Workforce Census<\/p> <\/p> Notes<\/p> Sources used are School Census for pupils and School Workforce Census (for November 2011 to 2013 teachers and overall teachers).<\/p> <\/p> |